Women's Ministry

Our hope is that every woman has the opportunity to be cared for as well as encouraged to grow in her relationship with Jesus Christ. We see that happen best in small group studies. 


Women’s Morning Bible Study - Winter 2026
Small groups meet each Wednesday from 9:30-11am at Emmaus Road Church beginning January 21st. Snacks, coffee, and childcare are provided. You can choose from the following semester studies:

  • “Abide: A Study of 1,2,& 3 John” by Jen Wilkin
  • “Waiting Isn't a Waste” by Mark Vroegop
  • “You're Only Human” by Kelly Kapic

Women’s Thursday Evening Bible Study - Winter 2026

This small group will study “Abide: A Study of 1, 2 & 3 John” by Jen Wilkin. It meets every other Thursday evening from 6:30-8:00pm starting Jan 15th at Sandy Tobias’ home


Please click below for more information and to sign up.


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Women's Ministry Team

  • Diane Albrecht

    Originally from the “motor city” area of Michigan, Diane moved to Appleton and soon after married Bruce, a Wisconsin native. They are proud parents of 2 adult children, Nathan and Mikayla. Diane enjoys walking their dogs, gardening for pollinators and connecting with friends and family. She especially values conversations with women to process through how God meets us in life’s struggles.

  • Deb Gandy

    A Chicago native, Deb moved to the Upper Peninsula of Wisconsin over 20 years ago for school and quickly fell in love with the rural scenery of the northeast region of the state. She has lived in Appleton for 10 years. When Deb is not spending time outdoors with her utterly charming and adorable goldendoodles, she is working full time as an RN in the emergency room. Deb is profoundly thankful for God's grace, love, and forgiveness toward her through the gospel on life's good and bad days and desires for women to know His love as well. She enjoys meeting with women, building relationships, and creating a safe context for women to grow in the knowledge of God and themselves.

  • Chrissy Hoss

    Chrissy Hoss moved from Indianapolis, IN in 2015 and began attending Emmaus Road Church a year later. In 2023 she married her husband, Luke who began attending ERC alongside her. Together, they enjoy being at home with their dog, Charlie, and working on projects around their land. Chrissy works in both social media marketing and interior design. She loves welcoming people into her home and believes that developing strong, healthy community is an important part in growing our relationship with God.


  • Rachel Mancl

    Rachel was born and raised in Appleton, but spent 7 years in Milwaukee for college and a few years after getting married. Rachel has been married to Trevor for 13 years and they have 3 children - Colette (8), Ellis (5), and Annie (1), and a Golden Retriever, Nala (9). In her spare time, Rachel loves thrifting and curating living spaces, a good cup of coffee, sunshine, cooking, hiking, gardening, and cultivating meaningful friendships. Rachel is grateful to be serving in Women’s Ministry at Emmaus Road and enjoys helping women see the beauty of the Gospel and God’s presence in everyday ordinary moments and rhythms of our days.

  • Nadine Mohline

    Nadine Mohline was born and raised in Neenah, Wis. but spent the first half of her adult life away from the area. She went to university in Chicago and then worked in corporate communications in Chicago for several years. Later, she and her husband, David, ministered with university students in Ukraine for multiple years. Nadine currently works as a high school English teacher at Valley Christian School in Oshkosh. The Mohlines have three grown daughters that they love to hang out with. Nadine loves to read, swim, hike, kayak, and spend time talking and cooking and playing games with her family and friends. She is passionate about the word of God and missions, and she wants to help women encounter God in deep ways and experience the joy and life that can only come from knowing Christ.

  • Laurel Roberts

    Originally from Illinois, Laurel Roberts lived in Chicago for 11 years and taught in elementary school before getting married to Kevin in June of 2020 and moving to Denver. Kevin and Laurel have three children, Effie (4), Claire (3) and Thomas (1). Two years ago, they moved to Neenah to be closer to family and started attending Emmaus Road thereafter. Laurel enjoys reading, taking care of plants, decorating spaces, traveling and going on outdoor adventures. She is thrilled to be in a season of serving the Lord through women’s ministry and loves walking alongside sisters in Christ as they are daily transformed by the gospel.